Daniel jones



DANIEL JONES, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

Letters Patent No. 73,340, [lated January 14, I868. l

To ALL WHoM 1r MAY CoNcERN;

Be it known that I, DANIEL JONES, of San`Fr-an'cisco, county of San Francisco, State of California, have invented an Improved Wagon-Axle; and I do hereby declare the following description und accompanying drawings are suthcient to ena-ble any person skilled in the art or science to which itmost nearly apport-tins to make and use my said invention or improvements without furtherinventon or experiment.

The object of my invention is to providean improved wagon-axle; and it relates to the employment of a. cou'ntersunk collar, either with or without an arm extending along the axle, .the effect of which is to strengthen the shoulder where the square portion `joins the porton which the wheel turns; it also relates to a peculiar manner of forming the shoulder, ,by which said shoulder is materially strengthened, and rendered much less liable to break.

Tomore fullyillus'trate and explain my invention, reference ishad to the accompanying drawings, forming a pa-rt of this specification, and the letters marked thereon, of which- Figure 1 is a. side sectional view of an axlewith my improvements.

Figure 2 is a bottom view. I

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts in each of the figures.

A is the square, and B the cylindricalportion of an axle, having ashouldcr ata, formed by turning it in a curve, either elliptic or circular, the inside of the collar being made to fit said curve closely, at a point near its centre. The collar may be made slightly longer than ordinary collars, and is so formed that its inner portion, '5, ts thesquarc part of the axle, while below the shoulder it fits the cylinder part'ot' the axle. A

strap of iron, D, is welded to or formed with the collar C, soas to extend along beneath the axle a short dis.

tance. The pin c, on the axle, iits into a groove `in this strap, as shown, and keeps it in place. Upon eaehsidc of the strap may be formed the lugs d d, having holes c e, through which the clips pass, and by means of which the whole is rrnly bound together;- or,it` more convenient, the lugs may be left oil'` altogether, and the clips simply embrace the-axle-bed and strap. In case of a. truck, or where a bent axle is used, making it impossible to use the strap, the collar is made much lcnger, as shown in red, thus 'giving tho requisite'strength.

, By experiment, it is found that the same axle will bear from one-fourth to one-third more weight with this improvement, for in turning ordinary axles, the shoulder is turned up perfectly square, thus leaving a sha-rp angle at the point where the greatest strain is brought te bear, without anything to support it, as the ordinary collar Iis simply shrunk on close to this shoulder. By forming the shoulder on a curve, it is muchvstrengthencd, while the countersunk collar, with the strap, as described, forms a perfect support to that part.-

I-Iaving lthus described myiuvention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by 'Letters Patent, is- The countersunk collar C, either in combination with the strap D, or, where used alone, constructed and arrange'd'substantially as and for the purpose described. i

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal.

DANIEL JONES.4 [L 5.]

Witnesses:

C. W. M. SMITH, J. L. BOONE. 

